Candidates

Don Bacon

Bachelor’s degree, Northern Illinois University; master’s degrees, University of Phoenix and National War College

Military

Air Force, 1985-2015, retired brigadier general

Family

Married, four children

Faith

Protestant

Key issue

While I believe we'll have many accomplishments, getting our military back on its feet is a very high priority for me. Over the last decade, our armed forces have had budget cuts of 18% and have endured 36 continuing resolutions. Consequently: Half of the Navy's aircraft can't fly today, only five of the Army's 58 combat brigades can "fight tonight," and we have the oldest and smallest Air Force in US history. Due to hyper-partisanship, defense appropriations bills aren't getting passed. This must stop if we are to continue securing our nation and protecting the freedoms we all hold dear.

Kara Eastman

Master's of social work, Loyola University Chicago; Bachelor's of arts in sociology and English, Pitzer College.

Family

Married, one child

Key issue

It is time for our country to acknowledge that quality health care and access to health insurance is an American right. Our country should move toward the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act to guarantee that everyone has health care. Families deserve to be able to get the medical treatment and prescription medications they need without breaking the bank. This is a moral issue - 45,000 Americans die every year because they aren't insured. We must reduce overall medical costs to make premiums affordable.

Voter info

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Important dates

Oct. 1: First day for early voting ballots to be mailed.
Oct. 9: First day to vote early in person at election commission office.
Oct. 19: Deadline to register to vote online, by mail, at agencies, at the DMV office, by deputy registrar or by registration form that’s delivered to the election office by someone other than the person registering
Oct. 26: Deadline for in-person voter registration at election commission office, 6 p.m. Deadline for early voting ballots to be requested to be mailed to a specific address, 6 p.m. Deadline for write-in candidates to file notarized affidavit and filing fee with filing officer.
Nov. 5: Deadline for in-person early voting at election commission office, 5 p.m. (Sarpy County office closes at 4:45 p.m.)
Nov. 6: Election Day! Polls open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. 7 p.m.: Deadline for agent to pick up early voting ballot. 8 p.m.: Deadline to return early voting ballot to election commission office or drop box location
Nov. 13: Deadline for verification of provisional ballots

Here are the Douglas County drop box locations, opening in early October: